NHL: Senators regain series lead over Penguins
{{date|April 15, 2007}}

''Senators lead series 2-1. (Best of Seven)''

{{Stanley Cup Playoffs 2007}}

{{MatchScore| Ottawa Senators|4|2|Pittsburgh Penguins}}

The Ottawa Senators defeated the Pittsburgh Penguins, Sunday evening, to take a 2-1 lead in the best-of-seven Easter Conference Series. The Senators kept finding holes around Pittsburgh goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury, scoring four times on 25 shots. Sidney Crosby became the first player to score in their first three NHL postseason games since 2001, but it wasn't enough to lift the Penguins to victory.

Gary Roberts, who scored in Saturday afternoon's game, got the Penguins off to an early lead, scoring just 52 seconds into regulation. That lead wouldn't hold up, however, as Dean McAmmond would knot it up at 18:04, when he would bury the puck behind Fleury. The Penguins struggled in the second period, as they have often as of late, allowing three more goals in the period. The Penguins offense kicked in in the third period, as Sidney Crosby would add a spectacular diving goal late in the game, but the Senators managed to weather the storm to emerge victorious.

The Penguins, despite being down in the series, will try to tie the series Tuesday night, when Mellon Arena will play host to the Ottawa Senators for game four of the best-of-seven series.

== Scoring summary ==
{| border=1 cellpadding=4 cellspacing=0 style="margin: 1em 1em ; background: #f9f9f9; border: 1px #aaa solid; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 95%; width:98%; border-bottom: none;" align=center
!colspan="7" style="background-color:#FFFFFF; border-collapse: collapse; border-top: none;"|<center>Scoring Summary</center>
|- style="background: #e9e9e9"   
! No. !! Period !! Time !! Team !! Scorer (No.) !! Assists !! Score
|- 
|1 || 1st || 0:52 || PIT ||Gary Roberts (2) || Sidney Crosby, Colby Armstrong || 0-1
|-
|2 || 1st || 18:04 || OTT || Dean McAmmond (1) || Tom Preissing, Patrick Eaves || 1-1
|-
|3 || 2nd || 2:13 || OTT ||Mike Comrie (2) || Mike Fisher, Joe Corvo || 2-1  
|-
|4 || 2nd || 7:20 || OTT || Daniel Alfredsson (2) '''PP''' || Wade Redden, Dany Heatley ||3-1
|-
|5 || 2nd || 17:12 || OTT || Daniel Alfredsson (3) || Dean McAmmond, Ray Emery || 4-1
|-
|6 || 3rd || 14:40 || PIT || Sidney Crosby (3) ||  Evgeni Malkin, Mark Recchi || 4-2
|-
|}

== Goaltending ==
{| border=1 cellpadding=4 cellspacing=0 style="margin: 1em 1em ; background: #f9f9f9; border: 1px #aaa solid; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 95%; width:98%; border-bottom: none;" align=center
!colspan="7" style="background-color:#FFFFFF; border-collapse: collapse; border-top: none;"|<center>Goaltending</center>
|- style="background: #e9e9e9"   
! Team !! Player !! Shots !! Saves !! Save Pct. !!
|- 
|PIT|| Marc-Andre Flury || 25 || 21 || .840
|-
|OTT|| Ray Emery || 19 || 17 || .895
|-
|}

== Three stars of the game ==

'''#1''' = [[w:Daniel Alfredsson | Daniel Alfredsson]], RW, ''Ottawa Senators'' - 2 Goals

'''#2''' = [[w:Dean McAmmond| Dean McAmmond]], LW, ''Ottawa Senators'' - 1 Goal, 1 Assist

'''#3''' =  [[w:Mike Comrie | Mike Comrie]], C, ''Ottawa Senators'' - 1 Goal

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== Related news ==
*{{wikinews|title=NHL: Penguins defeat Senators to even series|date=April 14, 2007}}
*{{wikinews|title=NHL: Nasty start to playoffs for Penguins, Senators|date=April 12, 2007}}

== Sources ==
* [http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/boxscore?gid=2007041414 Yahoo! Sports - Boxscore - Penguins 4, Senators 3]
* [http://www.nhl.com/scores/htmlreports/20062007/GS030143.HTM NHL Online ReportViewer - Game Summary]
* [http://www.nhl.com/scores/htmlreports/20062007/ES030143.HTM NHL Online ReportViewer - Event Summary]
* [http://www.nhl.com/scores/htmlreports/20062007/PL030143.HTM NHL Online ReportViewer - Play-by-Play]

== External links ==
* [http://www.pittsburghpenguins.com Official website of the Pittsburgh Penguins]
* [http://www.ottawasenators.com Official website of the Ottawa Senators]
* [http://www.nhl.com National Hockey League Official Website]

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Senators lead series 2-1. (Best of Seven)

The Ottawa Senators defeated the Pittsburgh Penguins, Sunday evening, to take a 2-1 lead in the best-of-seven Easter Conference Series. The Senators kept finding holes around Pittsburgh goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury, scoring four times on 25 shots. Sidney Crosby became the first player to score in their first three NHL postseason games since 2001, but it wasn't enough to lift the Penguins to victory.

Gary Roberts, who scored in Saturday afternoon's game, got the Penguins off to an early lead, scoring just 52 seconds into regulation. That lead wouldn't hold up, however, as Dean McAmmond would knot it up at 18:04, when he would bury the puck behind Fleury. The Penguins struggled in the second period, as they have often as of late, allowing three more goals in the period. The Penguins offense kicked in in the third period, as Sidney Crosby would add a spectacular diving goal late in the game, but the Senators managed to weather the storm to emerge victorious.

The Penguins, despite being down in the series, will try to tie the series Tuesday night, when Mellon Arena will play host to the Ottawa Senators for game four of the best-of-seven series.

'#2' =  Dean McAmmond, LW, Ottawa Senators - 1 Goal, 1 Assist

'#3' =   Mike Comrie, C, Ottawa Senators - 1 Goal
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